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Animated Stroke Order 变

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How to write 变 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 变

变 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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变=亦also+又hand

Words (言) and hands (又) weaving silk (糸) — to change or transform.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 变

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 变

HSK words that contain this character.

变化

biàn huà

change

改变

gǎi biàn

to change

转变

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 变 is used in context

tā他

jué决

dìng定

gǎi改

biàn变

zì自

jǐ

Information

Pinyinbiàn

Meaningto change

Strokes8

Radical又

Traditional變

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#424

Zhuyinㄅㄧㄢˋ

UnicodeU+53D8

CangjieYRHHI

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zhuǎn biàn

change; convert; turn

HSK 5

变故

biàn gù

unforeseen event; accident; mishap

变质

biàn zhì

go bad; deteriorate

变迁

biàn qiān

transition; changes; vicissitudes

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演变

yǎn biàn

develop; evolve

一成不变

yì chéng bú biàn

Never change / Always the same

剧变

jù biàn

drastically change

千变万化

qiān biàn wàn huà

ever-changing / myriad changes

变动

biàn dòng

to change

变幻莫测

biàn huàn mò cè

unpredictable / ever-changing

变异

biàn yì

Mutation / variation

变形

biàn xíng

Deformation

变成

biàn chéng

to change into

己

de的

shēng生

huó活

xí习

guàn惯

。

He decided to change his lifestyle habits.

tiān天

qì气

biàn变

huà化

hěn很

kuài快

，

jì记

de得

dài带

sǎn伞

。

The weather changes quickly, remember to bring an umbrella.

tiān天

qì气

tū突

rán然

biàn变

le了

。

The weather suddenly changed.

shuǐ水

jiā加

rè热

hòu后

biàn变

chéng成

le了

shuǐ水

zhēng蒸

qì气

。

Water turns into steam after being heated.

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